Teams allegedly ask players about sexual orientation

12:10 AM,
Feb. 28, 2013

Written by

Mike Garafolo
| USA TODAY Sports

In light of the Manti Te'o situation, the questions at the NFL scouting combine during player interviews over the weekend appear to have touched on some subjects that aren't supposed to come up in job interviews - namely, sexual orientation.

The NFL Players Association is aware of those rumblings - and Colorado tight end Nick Kasa's contention that he was asked if he's a heterosexual - and the union wants the league to investigate whether, and to what extent, it occurred.

"I know that the NFL agrees that these types of questions violate the law, our CBA and player rights," NFLPA executive ...